The Nothingness of Nothing

There is nothing in everything,
yet nothing is like everything.
There is nothing in nothingness.
There is nothingness in a broken heart,
a hungry beggar, a melancholic bard.

One experiences nothingness
when they say, "you're nothing."
Doesn't matter if they softly whisper
or scream it from rooftops or even whimper.

The nothing in nothingness engulfs you
feeds on you like vermin,
covers you like a blanket
in a cold winter night.
Nothingness never leaves
without a fight.

This fight is nothing,
It is amusing, it is unnecessary
Yet, nothingness suddenly becomes everything.
It is tedious, long and weary.

Eventually, nothingness triumphs over nothing.
It becomes important, omnipotent and all pervasive.
Nothing disappears,
while nothingness stays,
strong, healthy and gradually impassive.